Liberals break.. sorry bend.. own rules already

[calculoso]

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/stor...175/?hub=Canada

Prime Minister Paul Martin's new Liberal government bent its own hiring rules designed to prevent cronyism after Revenue Minister John McCallum named a new head of Canada Post, the Globe and Mail is reporting.

Martin's spokesman Scott Reid told the Globe that the rules were bent because of the urgent need to fill the position.

How convenient...

We're in for a looooonnnng session.

[octothorp]

... or a very short session.

[Resolute 14]

I'm far more interested in what impact the all-ministers cash grab on Alberta's revenue will have than more Liberal lies.

I'd take it as a sign of the apocalypse if the Liberals managed a day without breaking a rule or promise or law.

[I_H8_Crawford]

Here's a weird question: what if Alberta says "NO" to the Feds if they go for a cash grab here? What if we just refuse to obey whatever stupid program they invent? What is their recourse? Knocking off subsidies they send to us, or??????

[Cowperson]

Originally posted by I_H8_Crawford@Oct 5 2004, 02:02 AM
Here's a weird question: what if Alberta says "NO" to the Feds if they go for a cash grab here? What if we just refuse to obey whatever stupid program they invent? What is their recourse? Knocking off subsidies they send to us, or??????

I don't think you can send in the army to enforce a resource grab although our army boys would probably appreciate the opportunity to work at home for once!!

It won't happen. Alberta is a far more confident and powerful political and economic force this time around.

The entire country was more left wing back then than it is now.

Different times.

Cowperson

[FlamesAllTheWay]

Originally posted by calculoso@Oct 4 2004, 04:44 PM
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/stor...175/?hub=Canada

How convenient...

We're in for a looooonnnng session.

Yeah, so??

OH, you're posting this like it's news! Like it's something outta the ordinary! I thought people were used to this kinda thing from the Liberals by now .

No one seemed to mind stuff like this when the election was being held and the Liberals almost got another majority government despite all the other garbage that surfaced.

It's no wonder I find myself refering to... myself as a 'Western Canadian' or 'Albertan' more often than just 'Canadian' nowadays. It's embarassing to be associated with a party like the Liberals...

[calculoso]

Originally posted by FlamesAllTheWay@Oct 4 2004, 08:12 PM
OH, you're posting this like it's news! Like it's something outta the ordinary! I thought people were used to this kinda thing from the Liberals by now .

Didn't you know? This version of the Liberals are supposedly that much better.. that much more honest... that much more... well... non-Liberal.

Ha!

[Resolute 14]

Originally posted by I_H8_Crawford@Oct 5 2004, 02:02 AM
Here's a weird question: what if Alberta says "NO" to the Feds if they go for a cash grab here? What if we just refuse to obey whatever stupid program they invent? What is their recourse? Knocking off subsidies they send to us, or??????

When the Feds thought we were violating the Canada Health Act a few years ago, they fined the province $500,000 per day until it backed down. This came out of our share of the transfer payments.

Alberta just needs to find a way to stop sending transfer payments to Ottawa, and the feds would collapse fast. I wonder how long they could afford to pander to Quebec without our $8 billion a year in transfer payments - twice what Ontario sends.

[I_H8_Crawford]

Originally posted by Snakeeye+Oct 5 2004, 10:14 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Snakeeye @ Oct 5 2004, 10:14 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-I_H8_Crawford@Oct 5 2004, 02:02 AM
Here's a weird question: what if Alberta says "NO" to the Feds if they go for a cash grab here? What if we just refuse to obey whatever stupid program they invent? What is their recourse? Knocking off subsidies they send to us, or??????

When the Feds thought we were violating the Canada Health Act a few years ago, they fined the province $500,000 per day until it backed down. This came out of our share of the transfer payments.

Alberta just needs to find a way to stop sending transfer payments to Ottawa, and the feds would collapse fast. I wonder how long they could afford to pander to Quebec without our $8 billion a year in transfer payments - twice what Ontario sends. [/b][/quote]
I thought we lose money on transfer payments? No way we get back what we give in... I mean it seems all the feds can do is hit us in the wallet, but what if we just tie up the purse strings? Stop giving them transfer payments.
Stop sending them money of any sort... what do they do? They take us for granted all of the time, but all of a sudden if their cash cow stops producing, what measures can they take? tell us to give them the money, please?
I'd love it if one day our Premier (whomever it may be) tells the Feds to go ###### themselves when they come to us for more money, just to see what their reaction would be.